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Industrial Production Managers - 11-3051.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Production Manager
  • Production Superviser
  • Plant Manager
  • Manufacturing Manager
  • General Production Manager
  • Production Control Manager
  • Production Supervisor
  • Supervisor
  • Manufacturing Coordinator
  • Area Plant Manager

SOC Occupation Groups

11-0000 Management Occupations
11-3000 Operations Specialties Managers
11-3050 Industrial Production Managers
11-3051.00 Industrial Production Managers

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Tasks

  • Coordinate or recommend procedures for facility or equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines.
  • Develop budgets or approve expenditures for supplies, materials, or human resources, ensuring that materials, labor, or equipment are used efficiently to meet production targets.
  • Develop or implement production tracking or quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance, or other operational reports, to detect production problems.
  • Direct or coordinate production, processing, distribution, or marketing activities of industrial organizations.
  • Hire, train, evaluate, or discharge staff or resolve personnel grievances.
  • Initiate or coordinate inventory or cost control programs.
  • Institute employee suggestion or involvement programs.
  • Maintain current knowledge of the quality control field, relying on current literature pertaining to materials use, technological advances, or statistical studies.
  • Negotiate materials prices with suppliers.
  • Prepare and maintain production reports or personnel records.
  • Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
  • Review plans and confer with research or support staff to develop new products or processes.
  • Review processing schedules or production orders to make decisions concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures, or duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
  • Set and monitor product standards, examining samples of raw products or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

Detailed Work Activities

  • analyze financial data
  • analyze operational or management reports or records
  • assign work to staff or employees
  • communicate technical information
  • compute product or materials test results
  • conduct meetings with staff to ensure production objectives are met
  • conduct or attend staff meetings
  • conduct research on work-related topics
  • coordinate production maintenance activities
  • coordinate production materials, activities or processes
  • design manufacturing processes or methods
  • determine factors affecting production processes
  • develop budgets
  • develop maintenance schedules
  • develop management control systems
  • develop plans for programs or projects
  • develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
  • develop staffing plan
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • establish production schedule
  • estimate time or cost for installation, repair, or construction projects
  • evaluate manufacturing or processing systems
  • follow manufacturing methods or techniques
  • hire, discharge, transfer, or promote workers
  • inspect or test materials to verify safety standards or ensure meeting of specifications
  • maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • maintain safe work environment
  • make decisions
  • manage industrial projects
  • negotiate business contracts
  • oversee execution of organizational or program policies
  • perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
  • perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
  • plan or organize work
  • read technical drawings
  • resolve personnel problems or grievances
  • schedule work to meet deadlines
  • supervise production workers
  • supervise quality control workers
  • understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
  • use inventory control procedures
  • use long or short term production planning techniques
  • use negotiation techniques
  • use oral or written communication techniques
  • use technical information in manufacturing or industrial activities

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Aircraft Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Depot Maintenance Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Naval Plant Representative (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Production Engineering Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Shop Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons and Ammunition Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Yard Boatswain (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Yard Planning Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Yard Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Wine Maker

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Brewing Director
  • General Superintendent, Milling
  • General Supervisor
  • Manager, Branch
  • Manager, Dental Laboratory
  • Manager, Food Processing Plant
  • Production Superintendent
  • Superintendent
  • Superintendent, Car Construction
  • Superintendent, Concrete-Mixing Plant
  • Superintendent, Industries, Correctional Facility
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